Double Sense 2026 is a work in progress performance were dancers and makers Dennis Massar and Issam Zemmouri research how they can create a way of communication that works for the both of them. 

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Double Sense is a 30 min contemporary dance performance performed during Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2026 in Podium Mozaïek. The performance is made accessible for blind and deaf people and wheelchair users. 

Dennis and Issam were supported on stage by the dancers of ConCuerpos Inclusive Dance Company Colombia and Netherlands. 

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They also performed a 15 min version of Double Sense at Chasse Theater in Breda as part of the opening of the first Changing Places Toilet. This was during the week of accessibility 2026

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In Double Sense makers Dennis Massar and Issam Zemmouri researched a new movement language from the body. As mainstream ways of communicating will not work due their different sensory disabilities. 
In their research, Dennis and Issam focusses on touch and vibration. 

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This work in progress is a first step in a longer research. Dennis and Issam will continue researching this subject, developing different ways and inspiring other professionals. 

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Double Sense work in progress is funded by:

Amsterdamse Fonds voor de Kunsten & Janivo Stichting

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